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1) Prophets and princes: Saudi Arabia from Muhammad to the present

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Weston, Mark

Pub. Date

[2008]

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English

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Saudi Arabia: oil-rich, devoutly Muslim, and a vital ally To many in the West, Saudi Arabia is easy to criticize. It is the birthplace of Osama bin Laden and fifteen of the nineteen 9/11 hijackers. Saudi women are not permitted to drive, work with men, or travel without a man's permission. Prior to 9/11, the Saudis sent millions of dollars abroad to schools that taught Muslim extremism and to charities that turned out to be fronts for al-Qaeda. In...

2) The runner-up presidency: the elections that defied America's popular will (and how our democracy remains in danger)

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Weston, Mark

Pub. Date

[2016]

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English

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An entertaining and important account of presidential elections in which the winner of the popular vote lost or came all too close to losing, focusing on the Constitutional Convention in 1787, the disputed elections of 1876 and 2000, the deadlocks of 1800 and 1824 (when the elections were thrown to the House of Representatives) and the close call during the tumultuous year of 1968. Author and historian Mark Weston explains how electoral votes emerged...

3) Honda: the boy who dreamed of cars

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Weston, Mark

Pub. Date

[2008]

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English

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"A biography of Japanese businessman Soichiro Honda, founder of the Honda Motor Company, focusing on his early influences and later career as an innovative inventor and manufacturer of motorcyles and cars"--Provided by publisher.